The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

him. After taking a few deep breaths, she felt

did I feel pain in my chest all of

had never had any heart-related illnesses, and the pain this time was

the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll all be over

icy

didn’t notice her darkened gaze and continued to show his sympathy

Gwendolyn was not listening to him

she found herself thinking about how pale and sickly Maverick

acting

me all those odd questions, such as whether I’d remember

sounded like a dying patient who could not accept

delved into her

way he had grabbed her by the wrist before she left the house

could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on your guard around him in

of words

as if he had used the words “in the future”

about his trembling hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the way

breath hitched, and she shouted at Charles’ driver,

wrong, Gwen?” Charles

came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it to the dinner

“Gwen—”

off when Gwendolyn slammed the car door

Bay Hill villa area, there were no taxis waiting by the roadside. After getting

caught

did not move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed in the same

mirror and watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa.

left Bay Villa when Nico once

from the shadows when they saw

you won a whole month’s worth of salary from me

silent, his expression cold and serious.

the other two exchanged

sounded through the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into

the three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned

from the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we hide them for the time

at the three unconscious men on the ground, cupped his hands around his lips, and whistled a bird-like

a minute, but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of Maverick coming to open

sensed that something was off. “Never mind. Let’s

was locked. Nico had wanted to kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the end, he and Swain climbed the

to the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson

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